Labinjo Halcrow had beforehand been acquitted of homicide however was discovered responsible of manslaughter, on the grounds of diminished duty by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.

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Kate Bex QC, prosecuting, stated there was proof that each had been on drink and medicines earlier than the killing and the defendant had been three-and-a-half instances over the alcohol restrict for driving when the sufferer died.

Text messages between the pair steered there had been a historical past of bodily violence between them, heard the court docket.

While passing sentence, Judge Simon Drew QC, stated Labinjo Halcrow’s duty over the assault was ‘somewhere between medium and high’ and accepted that maybe she didn’t know Mr Cunningham was bleeding to death exterior her flat.

The choose added: ‘However, not solely did he undergo a number of accidents however he additionally sustained 12 separate wounds.

‘The indisputable fact that a few of them have been comparatively superficial means that the assault went on for a while, thereby prolonging the struggling.

‘Furthermore the fatal blow did not cause instant death.’

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Mr Cunningham was pronounced lifeless on the scene (Picture: SWNS)

The court docket heard that Labinjo Halcrow had been Mr Cunningham’s on-and-off girlfriend and had a younger son from a earlier relationship.

Ali Bajwa QC, defending, stated Labinjo Halcrow suffered from a depressive sickness and Mr Cunningham had been controlling and manipulative.

In passing sentence Judge Simon Drew QC advised Labinjo Halcrow: ‘I settle for that your relationship with him was a risky one, punctuated by episodes of violence.

‘However, I don’t settle for that was just one manner.

‘It also became clear to me as the trial progressed that you are someone who can be bullying, manipulative, prone to exaggeration and if necessary lies, in order to get your own way.’